Puyallup River via Sumner Link Trail
2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min
Puyallup River via Sumner Link Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Sumner, WA. The route passes Puyallup River before reaching Puyallup River at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Puyallup River via Sumner Link Trail
2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min
Elevation 35–74 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.20213, -122.24403
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Transit-accessible: Sumner Station Bay 1 stop 41 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Puyallup River.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sumner Link Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Puyallup River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Riverwalk Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 8:13 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sumner Station Bay 1 stop 41 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Puyallup River via Riverwalk Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 61 ft
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